Monza, Italy

Monza
Comune
Comune di Monza
A collage showing different features of the city of Monza. Top left: Villa Reale Palace, Top middle: Garden in Monza Park, Top right: Monza Cathedral, Centre: Aerial view of Autodromo Nazionale Monza Circuit, Bottom left: Villa Bossi Prata, Bottom right: A shopping area of Via Vittorio Emanuele II
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Monza Location of Monza in Italy
Coordinates: 45°35′N 9°16′E / 45.583°N 9.267°E / 45.583; 9.267Coordinates: 45°35′N 9°16′E / 45.583°N 9.267°E / 45.583; 9.267
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city	Monza and Brianza (MB)
Government
• Mayor	Roberto Scanagatti (PD)
Area
• Total	33.03 km2 (12.75 sq mi)
Elevation	162 m (531 ft)
Population (30 November 2012)
• Total	120,398
• Density	3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Monzesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	20900
Dialing code	039
Patron saint	Saint John the Baptist, Saint Gerardo dei Tintori
Saint day	24 June, 6 June
Website	Official website

Monza [ˈmontsa]  listen  (Lombard: Mùnscia; Latin: Modoetia) is a city and comune on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about 15 kilometres (9 miles) north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Monza and Brianza. Monza is best known for its Grand Prix motor racing circuit, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, which hosts the Formula One Italian Grand Prix.

On 11 June 2004 Monza was designated the capital of the new province of Monza and Brianza. The new administrative arrangement came fully into effect in summer 2009; previously, Monza was a comune within the province of Milan. Monza is the third-largest city of Lombardy and is the most important economic, industrial and administrative centre of the Brianza area, supporting a textile industry and a publishing trade. Monza also hosts a Department of the University of Milan Bicocca, a Court of Justice and several offices of regional administration. Monza Park is one of the largest urban parks in Europe.